Wheat Falls Slightly; Funds Near Flat Position

Excess market length continues to be liquidated, particularly as corn and bean markets falter – thereby keeping wheat’s premium to corn intact despite weaker futures prices. However, ARC estimates that managed funds have sold an estimated 25,000 contracts since last Tuesday, and so their net position this evening is pegged at a net long of…

Corn Struggles on Soybean Weakness, Export Sales

Export sales continue to slow as recently harvest South American corn finds the global pipeline. Argentina’s harvest is now 69% complete, and South American supply pressure should be fading. ARC notes that South American basis is higher yet again today, and Gulf corn is offered at parity with Brazilian origin, basis fob.   Still, new…

Afternoon Weather Update

US Forecast Unchanged; Crop Benefits Mixed: The midday GFS added soaking rain to the Central US, which was digested by the markets rather quickly, but other models maintain ongoing dryness beyond this weekend, and so the overall pattern into the latter part of August is unchanged. This week’s drought monitor again shows a very slight…